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What is Lammas/Lughnasadh?

Lammas/Lughnasadh is one of the eight Pagan holidays, which is directly between the summer solstice and autumn equinox. It is the first of three harvest festivals. Depending on where you live, it is typically the time to harvest wheat, fruits, and veggies. Lammas/Lughnasadh is celebrated on August 1st. It is a time of celebration and indulgence. It’s a day where you feast, play, and laugh without considering the future

History

Lammas comes from “loaf mass”. In early Ireland, you would not harvest your grains before the 1st of August, because doing so would mean your last harvest failed to keep you fed for long enough. They would harvest their grains on August 1st, and by the time night came, the first loaf of the season has been made. Lughnasadh is the day for honouring the Celtic god, Lugh. He is the craftsman god of many skills. It also acknowledges the sacrifice of the Oak King to feed the earth, and the beginning of the reign of the Holly King

Correspondances

Colours: Dark green, yellow, brown, orange

Food: Wheat, berries, corn, grains, summer vegetables, fruits

Herbs: Basil, rosemary, calendula, goldenrod

Flowers: Sunflower, marigold, peony

Crystals: Citrine, tigers eye, adventurine, obsidian, carnelian

Incense and Oil: Basil, rosemary, rose, chamomile, frankincense, sandalwood

Animals: Cow, Sheep, Crow, Rooster

God(desse)s: Lugh, Pan, Demeter, Isis, Odin, Cernunnos

Tarot: The Devil

Spells:Harvest, Abundance, Prosperity, Protection

Activities

Harvest produce from your garden

Bake a loaf of bread

Visit a produce stand/farmers market

Go berry/fruit picking

Honour a sun god, such as Lugh

Have a campfire

Set up your altar

Altar Ideas

Sun symbols

Wheat

Corn

Grains

Fruit/Veggies

Sunflowers

Incense

Candles

Crystals

4  days stay

Arrived at Copenhagen Airport at 7.30 am. On the approach to the runway, I was able to see wind farms strewn all over the flat landscape below and at the background I assume would be Sweden. That’s how close these 2 countries are geographically (as well in terms of the cost of living and prices of things here – expensive!).

Since I don’t have checked in luggage, I was able to walk…

4  days stay

Arrived at Copenhagen Airport at 7.30 am. On the approach to the runway, I was able to see wind farms strewn all over the flat landscape below and at the background I assume would be Sweden. That’s how close these 2 countries are geographically (as well in terms of the cost of living and prices of things here – expensive!).

Since I don’t have checked in luggage, I was able to walk…

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